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Gratiol^olio^ R. 346. Baftard Chick- 
Veed, with a W ater Hyfop-ieaf. On boggy ground : 
On the common by the road from EUham to Chifel- 
hurji. The ftalk is divided on the infide, and length- 
ways, into ten cells, formed by little membranaceous 
leaves^ which are placed in form of a ray : That part of 
the ftalk which is under the water, is diftinguifhed 
with feveral joints, to which are faftened eight or 
ten leaves, and fometimes twelve : I'hefe leaves are 
chfpofed in rays, and are about one third part of a 
line broad at.their bafe, to eight or ten lines in length : 
Thofe which appear above the water, are much 
broader <and fiiorter: The flowers grow in the ba- 
foms of fome of the leaves ; and conflft of four 
white round petals, about half a line in diameter^ 
having four very Ihort chives, with white fummits 
The empalement is cut into four equal fegments : 
The pointal becomes a round flat capfule, ribbed 
like a Melon, having a navel on the forepart, and 
opening into four parts to the very bafe. It flowers 
in July and Augufi : ^ Vaill, Martin’ J ^ranjlatioit 
€f Tournefort’r Htftory of Plants, 
Such as have pentapetalous flowers^ and their 
petals bifid, 
I. Caryophyllus holofteus arvenjis glaber Jlore mqjo^ 
fey R. 346, C. 210. Gramen leucanthemumy G. 43, 
P. .1325. The Greater Stichwort. Common in 
thickets, and by hedges. The leaves are like thc^ 
of.grafs, ftiff and fliarp-pointed : The ftalks are 
weak, the flowers are beautiful, compdfed of five 
white petals, deeply cut and ftriped. It flowers in 
the fpring. 
.2, Caryophyllus holofteus arvenfis glaber fiore mimre^ 
R. 346, C. 210. Gramen leucanthemum alter. umy^G, 
43. leucanthemum minus y P. 1325. The i^lTer 
Stichwort. In bufoes. It fiowe^ la^r than the 
. former; 
